Iron News Man - June 30th, 2009

By CHRIS SCHAUBLE

Updated 7:59 PM PST, Tue, Jul 28, 2009

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Busy day ahead! After finishing up my Today in LA Anchor duties, I’m heading off to the gym to shoot my Wakeup Workout segment. Then I have to triple train! A schedule of weights, biking, and swimming will dominate my day. This is shaping up to be my toughest training week before Vineman Ironman 70.3. The tapering begins next week.

My run yesterday was challenging! 10-miles in 98-degree heat is no joke. Even with proper hydration and preparation, it’s taxing. Today should be a touch better, though the heat will still be a factor.

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Here’s my TrainingPeaks.Com schedule from Triathlon Coach Jason Healey:

Pyramid
Type: Swim
Planned duration: 0:00
Planned distance: 1500.0 yards
Swim 1500 yrds total. Warm Up: 4 x 25 with (10" rest) then 4 x 50 with (20" rest).
Drills: 200 yrds. Choose drills from the Triathlon Training Series Swim DVD.
MS: 3 x 50 with (15”), 2 x 75 (20”), 2 x 100 (25”), 2 x 75 (20”), 3 x 50 (15").
CD: 2 x 50, 4 x 25 easy with emphasis on form.

Workout #2: Steady, moderate effort
Type: Bike
Planned duration: 1:15
Planned distance: 0.0 miles
Ride 1hr-15 min (approx 20 miles) on a gently rolling course. Ride in Zone 1 and zone 2. Maintain a steady and continuous effort. Add in 4 to 5 one minute sets of one footer drills (alternate between each leg). Practice smooth circles and try to workout the clunky dead spot in each leg.

Again, it looks like a challenging but manageable day ahead. Note my schedule says swim, then bike. I’m going to reverse those for purposes of efficiency. Also, there’s no weight workout officially listed, that’s something I’m throwing in based on my trainer’s schedule.

I’m ditching my meal plan for today because with my hectic schedule, there’s no way I’ll be able to stick to it. However, I do plan on eating as clean as possible.

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-Chris

Why blog? To inspire others.

Simply put, two years ago I was overweight! At 6’1” I weighed 252, and wore size 40 pants. Few people really noticed, but I did. In pictures, on TV, I was not happy with my appearance. Covering the 2007 LA Marathon for NBC4 was the last straw. Every picture I was in highlighted just how out of shape I had become.

No more! Since that time, the guy who could barely run around the block has slowly built-up his endurance and completed the 2008 Long Beach International Marathon , 2009 Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, and the 2009 LA Marathon.

However, something happened along the way. After my first marathon, I fell into a funk. I asked myself, “Why do you feel such a let-down after a marvelous achievement?” The answer I have since learned from my coaches, I failed to set the “goal beyond the goal”. Thus, my quest for Iron was born!

I’m registered to compete in the Ford Ironman Arizona on November 22nd, 2009. Along the way, I will compete in various road races and triathlons to fuel my passion and push my training along. The intense and at times brutal training will happen after my duties as 4 a.m. to 7a.m. and 11 a.m. anchor for NBC4 have finished. The sacrifices I will make will be substantial, and for that I thank my beautiful family and friends in advance.

I invite you to share this journey with me.